Atanas Mihaylov

Atanas Mihaylov

Personal information
Full name	Atanas Hristov Mihaylov
Date of birth	5 July 1949
Place of birth	Sofia, Bulgaria
Date of death	1 October 2006 (aged 57)
Playing position	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1964–1981	Lokomotiv Sofia	348	(148)
1981–1983	Nea Salamina	44	(14)
–	Total	392	(162)
National team
1970–1981	Bulgaria	45	(23)
Teams managed
	Lokomotiv Sofia
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Olympic medal record
Men's Football
	1968 Mexico City	Team competition

Atanas Hristov Mihaylov (Bulgarian: Атанас Xpиcтов Михайлов) (5 July 1949 – 1 October 2006) was an association football former forward and former manager. He was born in Sofia, Bulgaria. For the Bulgaria national football team Mihaylov featured in 45 games and scored 23 goals and won a silver medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics.^[1] He played for his country at the 1974 World Cups. Most of Mihaylov's club career was spent with Lokomotiv Sofia, but he also played for two years in Cyprus for Nea Salamina. He won the top Bulgarian league on two occasions.

Mihaylov died at the age of 57 on 1 October 2006.^[2]

Honours

Player

• Lokomotiv Sofia
  • Bulgarian League: 2 times - 1964, 1978

References

1. "Atanas Mihaylov Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Retrieved 2009-10-26.
2. "Bulgaria falls silent for 'Nachko'". uefa.com. Retrieved 2006-10-02.

Vivliography

• Stilianou, Pampos (1998). 50 χρόνια Νέα Σαλαμίνα 1948–1998 [50 years Nea Salamina 1948–1998] (in Greek). Cyprus: Nea Salamina Famagusta. ISBN 9963-8370-0-X.